Exam 2 02/13 (01/30 - 02/13)

Question 1

Wallace and Worsley - Stages in Revitilization

Answer 1

1. The Steady State - slow process of change
2. Period of increased stress - growing disorganization
3. Period of cultural distortion - major disorganization
4. Period of revitalization - emergence of a prophet
5. Return to steady state

Question 2

Difussion

Answer 2

Process of cultural borrowing

Spread of cultural items from their place of origin to other cultures

Question 3

Hard shelled vertebrate

Answer 3

cultures closed to change

Question 4

Soft shelled vertebrate

Answer 4

cultures open to change

Question 5

2 agents of cultural change

Answer 5

1. Government

2. Missionaries

Question 6

Culture shock

Answer 6

Culture shock is the disorienting experience a person may have when one moves to a cultural environment which is different from one’s own

Question 7

How should we handle culture shock?

Answer 7

Make a game out of it - Develop a sense of humor about it